Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-21

building for Vermont academy at SaNtOns
River. The sum of $40 600 has lately been
subscribed for an endowment fund for the
Vermont Methodist seminary at Montpelier.
Brigham academy at Bakersfield has re
ceived gifts aggregating nearly Slj,OOO
since 1873. Burr and Burton seminary at
Manchester has also been given $4,000 re-
Gently. Goddard seminary at Barre has
received gifts and endowments aggregating
Sal 900 during the last decade. The amount
of the donations made to Green Mountain
seminary at Waterbury during this period
is $11 800. The Troy Conference seminary
at Poultney was recently given 10000.
Beeman academy at New Haven, Peacham
academy at Peacham, Perkins academy at
South Woodstock, and other academical in
stitutions, have also been donated from
$1,000 TO $4,000 for various purposes in the
last few years.
In this connection it is proper to state
that several large and substantial public
school buildings have recently been erected
in the state, including fine brick struc-
ture at Brattleboro costing $50, 900, one at
Windsor costing $lj, 600, and one at White
River Junction costing $4,000. These new
buildings are credit to the enterprisng
villages erecting them. They have all been
built within three years.
Annual Expenditure for schools.
The average annual cost of the public
schools from 1850 TO 1860 approximated
$27j, 900, including the cost of new buildings
and repairs on old ones. The whole num-
Der Of children Of school age in the state in
1860 was 80 Gg1 The population of Yer
mont in 1860 was in round numbers, 3lj,
600. In 1880 it was 1872 900, an increase of
1000 The average annual amount eN-
pended for the support of the public schools
since 1880 has been nearly 5000, OOO-last
year it was SG02, 800 20. The number Of
children of school age at the present time
is in round numbers lOO 600 Thus, while
tho population has increased during the last
quarter of a century but five per cent, and
the increase in the number of children of
school age has been but ten per cent the
average annual expenditure for the public
schools has more than doubled during this
period The 5000, coo annually expended
for the support Of the public schools falls
far short of representing the amount of
money paid each year for educational pur-
poses by the people Of Vermont. To this
amount should be added at least $500 600
expended for instruction by student, in the
various academies, colleges and private
schools, making an aggregate expenditure
of 81 100, 900 for education in Vermont each
year.
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Inc NOS. III uahI 's','a','h vi u.e
years aiec'lhS the puphc achooiS' cohsis'a
oi an act lor the appointment oi coIllliliS
SION u revise IeuraI'' anu ;" Iar as as he'es-
a"rS' I" uIalI new elu'"'',i'aI ""i' >" a.
10 increase the eiilclehcy ana Improve uile
Pnniic schooIs Oh the state OIL an acU 10
pro'lue lor Vhe S'uuE "i s'len'llC "lnPe
rance III tle puuIlc Schools ana ol an ucU
Pr"'lu'ne tenn erah'e text o'"h7 a' 'ie eA
PeISe "i 'he ''u'e-
hder t3e a't lor the appointment ol an
euucati"nal COMMISSION. ToN' NiulSDe% aP
"iht,u non Jai'eS NJ 'Sr 90, 1i
fresiueht ERA hIaime'I OIL Siiu'leIuTE c"I
lese' alu a. / I"'' . " i'"''''" VI l'uI mig
Ton Mr' lNIer mas SINCE re9'shTd from tne
commission ne members ot tne coihiniS-
| SION nave ue'o'eu eoil7'"era"!e ti!'e uurI1s
the past summer 10 an eIaii'iha1'2h Oh OIL tne
condition OF the ulatrl'I scho"ls III NeriilohI /,
There IS little doubt but that the board wiIi
recommend the ab"iishhenI oi the dlstrlc'
system ana the substitution oi the town
system theTeIor' lh1 ia"s relat'hs 10 eau
'n'lon heeI a tnorough revision ana h'uIH